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The Philippines is an archipelago in Southeast Asia with
- 7,641 islands, with only 2000 of which are inhabited.
The philippines is bordered by what on the west
West Philippine Sea
The philippines is bordered by what on the east
Pacific Ocean
Surrounded by
- Malaysia to the South-west, Indonesia to the south, Vietnam to the west and mainland China on the North.
Group into three Geographic Areas:
- Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
- it is located where the country regularly experiences earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters.
Located along the seismic Pacific Ring of Fire and Pacific Typhoon belt,
Number of active volcanoes
22
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the country experiences an average of
- 5 earthquakes a day.
average tropical cyclones
20
how many destructive cyclones
5
The country is likewise susceptible to
- tsunamis, storm surges, landslides, flooding and drought.
The Philippines form of government
Presidential
- Head of the Government and of the State.
The president
Three branches: of the government
- The Executive, The Legislative and the Judiciary
- Headed by the President and appoints Cabinet Members.
executive
is a bicameral body, composed of the
Senate,
The Congress of the Philippines
number of members in the senate
24
Head of the Senate
Senate president
number of members of the house of represenatatives
300
- Rest its power with the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice.
Judiciary
